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Table 2-4 Investigation Trends, 2001-2005
Child Maltreatment 2005

State	2001			2002			2003			2004			2005
	Child Population	Total Investigations	Investigation Rate	Child Population	Total Investigations	Investigation Rate	Child Population	Total Investigations	Investigation Rate	Child Population	Total Investigations	Investigation Rate	Child Population	Total Investigations	Investigation Rate
Alabama	1,111,351	20,325	18.3	1,107,108	20,544	18.6	1,107,973	17,820	16.1	1,094,533	19,118	17.5	1,089,753	18,318	16.8
Alaska	189,610	18,422	97.2	192,428	10,002	52.0	189,289	10,575	55.9	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	188,324	4,273	22.7
Arizona	1,436,597	33,789	23.5	1,476,856	33,151	22.4	1,519,312	33,627	22.1	1,547,260	35,623	23.0	1,580,436	37,088	23.5
Arkansas	680,051	18,504	27.2	677,522	18,697	27.6	682,013	19,680	28.9	676,550	20,076	29.7	675,622	23,120	34.2
California	9,355,719	247,282	26.4	9,452,391	260,924	27.6	9,419,970	244,694	26.0	9,596,463	234,035	24.4	9,701,862	228,012	23.5
Colorado	1,136,972	21,169	18.6	1,151,118	27,889	24.2	1,152,751	29,362	25.5	1,178,889	29,540	25.1	1,180,525	26,950	22.8
Connecticut	839,079	31,224	37.2	872,853	34,513	39.5	835,375	32,802	39.3	838,788	32,097	38.3	835,006	30,030	36.0
Delaware	190,940	5,478	28.7	189,698	5,163	27.2	198,842	5,469	27.5	193,506	5,276	27.3	195,879	5,799	29.6
District of Columbia	111,843	4,513	40.4	112,128	5,049	45.0	108,403	4,660	43.0	109,547	4,977	45.4	112,837	4,958	43.9
Florida	3,787,039	151,039	39.9	3,882,271	142,547	36.7	3,924,123	156,848	40.0	4,003,290	145,393	36.3	4,067,877	148,004	36.4
Georgia	2,232,608	63,488	28.4	2,268,477	69,108	30.5	2,296,759	71,501	31.1	2,332,567	85,817	36.8	2,362,722	74,165	31.4
Hawaii	293,610	3,788	12.9	295,514	3,619	12.2	297,142	3,894	13.1	298,693	3,608	12.1	299,852	2,733	9.1
Idaho	371,105	7,076	19.1	370,439	6,475	17.5	372,027	6,264	16.8	372,411	6,502	17.5	374,180	6,499	17.4
Illinois	3,244,892	59,139	18.2	3,254,523	58,704	18.0	3,230,606	59,280	18.3	3,238,150	64,784	20.0	3,241,039	66,305	20.5
Indiana	1,590,648	35,698	22.4	1,594,857	33,336	20.9	1,603,901	34,287	21.4	1,600,295	35,817	22.4	1,602,847	37,860	23.6
Iowa	710,988	25,112	35.3	698,045	23,215	33.3	693,428	24,172	34.9	680,437	24,366	35.8	670,801	24,536	36.6
Kansas	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	696,519	17,504	25.1	695,081	15,840	22.8	683,491	15,729	23.0	674,285	14,146	21.0
Kentucky	988,238	37,080	37.5	931,588	41,218	44.2	994,182	45,348	45.6	980,187	46,951	47.9	980,160	47,960	48.9
Louisiana	1,197,818	23,320	19.5	1,185,674	23,493	19.8	1,177,555	25,480	21.6	1,164,961	23,843	20.5	1,147,651	26,901	23.4
Maine	293,220	4,955	16.9	279,058	4,474	16.0	286,746	5,143	17.9	282,129	5,358	19.0	277,336	5,396	19.5
Maryland	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Massachusetts	1,473,885	37,165	25.2	1,463,340	38,445	26.3	1,487,118	39,686	26.7	1,464,189	38,940	26.6	1,458,036	38,669	26.5
Michigan	2,571,436	66,914	26.0	2,570,264	72,999	28.4	2,538,920	74,390	29.3	2,533,439	74,333	29.3	2,524,274	65,174	25.8
Minnesota	1,267,622	16,384	12.9	1,252,125	17,770	14.2	1,248,770	17,587	14.1	1,240,280	17,471	14.1	1,229,578	18,843	15.3
Mississippi	762,951	17,270	22.6	760,747	11,670	15.3	761,268	15,998	21.0	749,569	15,801	21.1	748,544	15,745	21.0
Missouri	1,406,492	51,752	36.8	1,397,461	53,116	38.0	1,407,342	55,580	39.5	1,384,542	54,216	39.2	1,378,232	55,217	40.1
Montana	220,207	9,281	42.1	216,320	10,336	47.8	215,774	9,023	41.8	208,093	7,450	35.8	204,994	8,181	39.9
Nebraska	442,871	6,602	14.9	439,393	7,463	17.0	440,840	7,160	16.2	434,566	10,962	25.2	431,629	15,501	35.9
Nevada	551,557	12,516	22.7	572,590	13,195	23.0	581,397	13,191	22.7	603,596	13,061	21.6	621,180	14,291	23.0
New Hampshire	307,832	8,426	27.4	308,371	7,509	24.4	306,231	6,878	22.5	304,994	6,400	21.0	303,151	6,583	21.7
New Jersey	2,107,840	39,287	18.6	2,127,391	39,148	18.4	2,131,617	42,762	20.1	2,156,059	44,127	20.5	2,161,801	34,806	16.1
New Mexico	500,834	13,889	27.7	500,506	13,995	28.0	502,034	15,278	30.4	492,287	16,005	32.5	489,482	20,225	41.3
New York	4,633,310	149,892	32.4	4,613,251	155,678	33.7	4,532,748	149,847	33.1	4,572,363	148,244	32.4	4,545,884	140,214	30.8
North Carolina	2,024,074	60,888	30.1	2,068,840	63,747	30.8	2,087,443	59,583	28.5	2,118,492	53,668	25.3	2,141,041	66,698	31.2
North Dakota	151,194	4,028	26.6	146,812	4,109	28.0	146,827	3,899	26.6	138,955	3,912	28.2	136,518	3,961	29.0
Ohio	2,848,585	70,079	24.6	2,879,927	68,236	23.7	2,815,289	68,399	24.3	2,779,212	70,280	25.3	2,759,112	71,762	26.0
Oklahoma	878,382	36,566	41.6	873,560	39,592	45.3	878,243	36,641	41.7	859,870	36,070	41.9	853,336	36,952	43.3
Oregon	853,866	16,647	19.5	855,107	17,763	20.8	849,172	20,552	24.2	852,357	23,529	27.6	849,944	25,063	29.5
Pennsylvania	2,879,868	23,012	8.0	2,863,452	24,330	8.5	2,830,694	23,601	8.3	2,837,009	23,862	8.4	2,816,739	23,114	8.2
Puerto Rico	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	1,032,105	31,673	30.7
Rhode Island	244,541	7,451	30.5	239,248	7,211	30.1	244,049	7,012	28.7	243,813	6,707	27.5	245,354	7,101	28.9
South Carolina	1,013,251	18,884	18.6	979,163	18,579	19.0	1,023,504	18,434	18.0	1,024,700	17,186	16.8	1,027,202	17,088	16.6
South Dakota	197,808	8,311	42.0	195,625	8,411	43.0	195,426	5,534	28.3	190,874	4,620	24.2	188,270	3,968	21.1
Tennessee	1,396,879	35,097	25.1	1,404,661	28,348	20.2	1,394,479	29,790	21.4	1,391,289	48,622	34.9	1,390,522	59,998	43.1
Texas	6,037,615	120,370	19.9	6,102,316	129,956	21.3	6,240,162	133,827	21.4	6,266,779	140,038	22.3	6,326,285	161,895	25.6
Utah	729,754	18,159	24.9	713,012	18,965	26.6	742,927	20,009	26.9	740,114	21,132	28.6	742,556	21,052	28.4
Vermont	141,480	2,872	20.3	139,662	3,194	22.9	137,446	2,936	21.4	134,894	2,690	19.9	132,619	2,504	18.9
Virginia	1,758,978	20,950	11.9	1,779,408	20,619	11.6	1,798,767	15,911	8.8	1,804,900	28,105	15.6	1,824,568	27,937	15.3
Washington	1,509,420	22,709	15.0	1,513,360	18,423	12.2	1,496,581	30,222	20.2	1,486,020	32,314	21.7	1,484,365	34,293	23.1
West Virginia	395,442	16,467	41.6	389,171	15,052	38.7	390,901	19,556	50.0	384,641	18,508	48.1	382,497	22,400	58.6
Wisconsin	1,340,823	40,216	30.0	1,338,064	42,087	31.5	1,332,894	41,377	31.0	1,307,986	40,205	30.7	1,295,995	29,660	22.9
Wyoming	124,234	2,705	21.8	122,344	2,403	19.6	121,073	2,381	19.7	116,932	2,018	17.3	114,321	2,020	17.7
Total	70,535,359	1,766,190	Blank Cell	71,514,558	1,811,974	Blank Cell	71,665,414	1,833,790	Blank Cell	71,694,961	1,859,386	Blank Cell	73,099,128	1,915,641	Blank Cell
Rate	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	25.0	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	25.3	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	25.6	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	25.9	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	26.2
Number Reporting	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	51	51	51

Investigation Trends, 2001-2005

This table describes the history of total investigations and the investigation rate over the years 2001-2005. For every State and each year, the table includes the total child population, total investigations, and investigation rate. Over the course of the past five years, the child population has increased 3.64 percent; the total number of investigations has increased 8.46 percent, and the rate has climbed from 25.0 to 26.2 per 1,000 children.

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